Rikos Records is a small independent record label

Independent record label

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 based in Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...

, Finland

Finland

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. Although Rikos is known to some from their electronic

Electronic music

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 releases, they do not focus on any specific genre. Rikos Records was founded in 1999

1999 in music

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 by the producers Janne Granberg (DJ CMOS) and Heikki Halme (DJ KKP). Rikos Records is also known for their club events, most of them organized in Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...

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Discography

This is a partial discography of releases by Rikos Records.

• Laulurastas: Sienet ja LSD 7" (rikos013)
• Roger That 7" (rikos015)
• Itäväylä 12" LP/CD (rikos012/rikos012cd)
• VCS2600 12" EP (rikos011)
• Vapauskysymys 7" EP (rikos010)
• Tero: Cracker's Revenge 12" LP (rikos00F)
• Mesak: Sijoitus Tulevaisuuteen 12" EP (rikos00E)
• Ercola: Bonus Level 12" EP (rikos00D)
• Alkuperäinen 7" (rikos00C)
• Tero: Bombs Away 7" (rikos00B)
• Dr.Robotnik: Warnings 7" (rikos00A)
• Laulurastas: Aika Hiljasta/Loputon 7" (rikos009)
• Polytron: Disco Polytron/Insertion of Diskette 7" (rikos008)
• Laulurastas: Onni & Versio 7" (rikos007)
• Dr.Robotnik: Death and Destruction 12" LP (rikos006)
• Lackluster: 7" (rikos005)
• Puola: Invisible Sightseeing CD (rikos004)
• Tero: First Blood 12" minilp (rikos003)
• The Dr.Robotnik EP 12" (rikos002)
• RIKOS001: A beginner's guide to rikos CD-R (rikos001)